Job Description
Job Description
Apogee Solutions is seeking a Lead Modeling and Simulation Analyst to support the United States Air Force’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Training and Readiness at the Pentagon. Qualified candidates must have a Secret clearance.
The Lead Modeling and Simulation Analyst serves as the lead technician integrating the efforts of software engineering and data analytics. The Training and Readiness Directorate is the Air Staff’s focal point to assist, orchestrate, and implement readiness analysis actions for current and future operations across the Air Force, to include weapons system sustainment, operational training infrastructure, critical skills personnel shortages, flying hour analysis, and deployment ratios.
The Lead Modeling and Simulation Analyst will:
- Serve as the conduit between operations analysis team members and data analysis team members.
- Translate the needs of operations analysts into actionable tasks for the software and data teams.
- Conduct detailed research and analyses to assist in development and support of implementation plans, executive reports, and existing reports and projects.
Required Experience
- Active DOD Secret Clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in modeling and simulation within the Department of Defense
- At least 2 years of experience leading an IT team
- Ability to test, critique, and employ working models as well as experience recognizing non-conforming model behaviors, supporting troubleshooting of model structure and data management concepts, and utilizing core readiness models
- Working knowledge of a wide range of modeling and simulation tools as well as statistical analysis techniques
- Familiarity with Java and .NET
- Demonstrated knowledge of software security requirements and practices within the Air Force information technology enterprise
- Prior experience in conducting independent quality assurance, verification, and validation within a Java environment